This dissertation aims at analyzing the process of construction of the collective identity of the
Montreal queer movement in a french-speaking context. Although several works partly focus on queer
militant groups from Quebec, no research tries to understand how queer militants in Montreal are
formed as a collective which develops an identity. To analyze this process, I employ Melucci's theory
(1985; 1996), which defines the collective identity of a movement according to three axes : the field of
action, the means used and the ends aimed, as well as the forms of organization.
In order to answer this research question, I carried out a documentary research and seven
interviews with french-speaking queer militants from Montreal. The data analysis is based on various
works concerning the fields of action, the values, the means and the ends, as well as the forms of
organization of anti-authoritative and anti-oppresive contemporary movements, but also through three
dimensions developed by Melucci (1985) : the conflict, the solidarity and the limits of the system. I
argue that collective identity is articulated around several challenges : firstly, the diversity of the fields
of action, the anti-oppressive values, the relation of affinity and the anti-oppressive form of
organization of the queer militants allow the movement to create an internal solidarity, affirm an antiauthoritarian
position which breaks the limits of the dominant system, and dissociate itself from the
mainstream LGBT movement. In addition, concrete militant actions play a part in the social change
here and now, contribute to creating solidarity and recognition between militants and reveals a conflict
with the dominant oppressive system. Lastly, from the perspective of its french-speakers, the bilingual
feature of the queer movement does not play a fundamental role in the construction of its collective
identity. However, the shown interest of french-speaking militants for the institutional policy by
comparison with english-speaking militants brings up new questions concerning how the mixture of
the french-speaking and english-speaking cultures might have an impact on the political culture and the
identity of the queer movement in Montreal.